Museums & galleries in United Kingdom
Detourmap maps 336 museums & galleries worth the detour in United Kingdom — art, history and science museums. The best known is British Museum. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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British Museum
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Iconic
National museum in London, United Kingdom
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Royal Observatory
Museums & galleries · 17th century · Renowned
Observatory in Greenwich, London, UK
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Renowned
Museum in London, England, United Kingdom
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Tate Modern
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Modern art gallery located in Bankside, London, England
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Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Renowned
Museum and art gallery in Derby, England, United Kingdom
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Science Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Science museum in London, United Kingdom
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National Portrait Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Renowned
Art museum in London, England, United Kingdom
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Royal Academy of Arts
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Renowned
Art institution in London, England, United Kingdom
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Scottish National Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Notable
Part of National Galleries Scotland in Edinburgh
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Barbican Centre
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Performing arts centre in the City of London
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Tate Britain
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Notable
Art museum on Millbank, Westminster, London, UK
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Museum and art gallery near Glasgow in Scotland
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National Library of Wales
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Welsh archive and research library
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National Museum of Scotland
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Combined museum in Edinburgh
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Fitzwilliam Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Notable
Art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Notable
Museum in Oxford, United Kingdom
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National Museum Cardiff
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Main site of the national museum of Wales, United Kingdom
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Serpentine Galleries
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
A complex of two contemporary art galleries in Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, in the center of London. These are the Serpentine Gallery and the Serpentine S…
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National Railway Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
National rail transport museum in York, England, United Kingdom
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Dulwich Picture Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Notable
Art gallery in Dulwich, South London, United Kingdom
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Walker Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Notable
Art museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Manchester Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Notable
Publicly owned art gallery in Manchester, UK
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Lady Lever Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Art museum in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
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Horniman Museum and Gardens
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Museum in Forest Hill, London, England, United Kingdom
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Old Royal Naval College
Museums & galleries · 17th century · Notable
Architectural landmark in Greenwich, London and UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Courtauld Gallery
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Art museum of the Courtauld Institute of Art, located in Somerset House, London
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Tate Liverpool
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Modern art gallery and museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England
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Port Lockroy
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Former research station in Antarctica, now operated as a museum
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Gallery of Modern Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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South Georgia Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Grytviken, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
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National Football Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Sports museum in Manchester, United Kingdom
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Imperial War Museum North
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Military museum in Manchester, England
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Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Sculpture park in West Bretton, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Royal Armouries
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
National museum of arms and armour, United Kingdom
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Royal United Services Institute
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
British defence and security think tank
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Bowes Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Barnard Catle, England, United Kingdom
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King's Gallery
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
The main public art gallery of Buckingham Palace
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Young V&A
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
National museum in Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
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Ulster Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Part of the National Museum of Northern Ireland
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International Slavery Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Liverpool, England
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Boydell Shakespeare Gallery
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Hidden gem
Former art gallery in London
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Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum in the University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Art gallery in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.
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Museum of the Home
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in London, specializing in the history of the English domestic interior
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Glasgow Science Centre
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Science centre in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Florence Nightingale Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in London, United Kingdom, about life of Florence Nightingale and modern nursing
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V&A Dundee
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Museum of design in Dundee, Scotland, a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum of London
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Burrell Collection
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum and art gallery in Coventry, England, United Kingdom
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Science and Industry Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Manchester, England, UK
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Jorvik Viking Centre
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in York, England, United Kingdom
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Manchester Jewish Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom
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Foundling Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Bloomsbury, London, England, United Kingdom
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Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art gallery and concert hall in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Hepworth Wakefield
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Art gallery in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Modern Two
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two
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Dalí Universe
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Former museum in London based in County Hall
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Leeds Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Municipal art gallery in England, United Kingdom
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Discovery Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Science museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Museum of Witchcraft and Magic
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum established in Windsor, Berkshire, in 1954 and relocated to Cornwall, England in 1960
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Duff House
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Estate house in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
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The Crime Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Collection of criminal memorabilia in London formerly known as the Black Museum
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Arsenal Football Club Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Sports museum in London
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Wellcome Collection
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum and library in London, United Kingdom
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Bolton Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Public museum and art gallery in the town of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
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Guildhall Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum in London, United Kingdom
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National Museums Liverpool
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Public body running museums in Liverpool, England
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Shetland Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Maritime museum in Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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McManus Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Historic building and museum in Dundee, Scotland
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Big Pit National Coal Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Former coal mine and industrial heritage museum in Blaenavon in south-east Wales, United Kingdom
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Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Visitor attraction in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Coventry Transport Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Transport museum in Coventry, United Kingdom
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National Wool Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum of the woollen industry in Dre-fach Felindre, Wales, United Kingdom
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Pankhurst Centre
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Pair of Victorian villas in Manchester, England repurposed as a women-only space and museum
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People's Palace
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum and glasshouse in Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Fashion and Textile Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Building in the United Kingdom
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Glasgow Museum of Transport
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Former museum in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
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Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Art Museum in Middlesbrough, England
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Blaenavon Ironworks
Museums & galleries · 18th century · Hidden gem
Former ironworks transformed into a museum, in Blaenavon, Wales
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Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum, part of the University of Cambridge, England, UK
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Centre for Alternative Technology
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Eco-centre in Powys, mid-Wales, UK, demonstrating and teaching sustainable development
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The R&A World Golf Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Sports museum in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Scotland Street School Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
An arts and heritage venue with a year-round calendar of events and exhibitions
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Fan Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in London, England, United Kingdom
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National Roman Legion Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Caerleon, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
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Lincoln Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum and gallery in Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
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Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Library
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National Waterfront Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum of industrial and maritime history in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Biographical museum in Great Missenden, England, United Kingdom
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Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Art and history museum in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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Whitworth Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Art gallery in Manchester, England
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Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in London, United Kingdom
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Royal Artillery Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Closed military museum in London, United Kingdom
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David Livingstone Centre
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Category A listed building in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
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Catalyst Science Discovery Centre
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Science centre and museum devoted to the chemical industry in the United Kingdom
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Orkney Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Derwent Pencil Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Keswick, Cumbria, England, UK
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Museum on the Mound
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Money museum in the headquarters of HBOS
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Amberley Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Open-air industrial museum in West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Meffan Museum and Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum and art gallery in Forfar, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Swanage Railway
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Heritage railway and museum in Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Museum of Childhood
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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McLean Museum and Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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The Dinosaur Museum, Dorchester
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK
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Perth Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
City museum in Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Christ Church Picture Gallery
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art gallery in Oxford, England, UK
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Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art gallery in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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Museum of East Asian Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Bath, United Kingdom
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Perth Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
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The New Art Gallery Walsall
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Modern and contemporary art gallery in Walsall, England, United Kingdom
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Henry Moore Foundation
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Charity and museum in England, United Kingdom
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Sarehole Mill
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Water mill on the River Cole in Hall Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Grade I listed art museum in Kendal, United Kingdom
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HM Prison Crumlin Road
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Prison in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Inveraray Jail
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Category A listed building, museum in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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National Museum of Costume
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Museum and costume collection in Scotland
